Buffalo Branch NAACP

Buffalo NAACP 54th Annual Medgar Evers Awards Dinner
2022-10-22 17:00 (America/New_York) | Buffalo Convention Center, 153 Franklin St, Buffalo, NY, United States
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On October 22nd 2022 at the Buffalo Convention Center, the Buffalo Branch of the NAACP will be honoring 4 individuals/organizations who meet the criteria of our 4 categories:
Medgar Evers Civil Rights Award: This award is given to an outstanding individual championing and speaking of the rights of the underclass or making the public aware either through the written or electronic press.
Daniel Acker Community Service Award: This award is given to an individual or individuals exemplifying outstanding volunteer community involvement. This involvement could include the betterment of the community as a whole.
Rufus Frasier Human Relations Award: This award is given to an individual or organization that has done a significant amount of volunteer service for the betterment of human or race relations.
Youth Award: This award is given to a youth who has demonstrated significant assistance to the community involving but not limited to youth associations, school, churches, community-based organizations and has exemplified excellent judgment in helping others. Volunteer activity other than that required for school credit will be strongly considered.

COVID19 and the Community 2022
2022-01-18 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | NY
A Five-part Community Health series designed with panalists to address specific topics, followed by questions and answers from the community. Each session focuses on the COVID-19 Vaccine

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UNCF Walk for Education
2021-08-21 08:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Explore & More – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum, 130 Main St, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
A fundraiser to support College Scholarships Distributed Across the USA
The United Negro College Fund awards more than 10,000 scholarships through 400 programs each year to help students at HBCUs, as well as colleges and universities across the United States. HBCUs admit students without reference to race or ethnicity.
When: Saturday, August 21st
Time: 8:30 AM – Check-in 9:30 AM – Walk
Where: Explore & More
Walk to and from the Erie Basin Marina Lighthouse.
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June General Body Meeting
2021-06-14 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Come learn about the latest initiatives by the Buffalo NAACP
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May General Body Meeting
2021-05-10 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | NY

April General Meeting
2021-04-12 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | NY
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: April 12, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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COVID-19: Maternal and Pediatric Health
2021-03-18 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | NY
A Three-part Community Health series is designed with panelists representing medical professionals, and community advocates. This session focuses on the COVID-19: Maternal and Pediatric Health
Karl Shallowhorn, President of Shallowhorn Consulting LLC, will be hosting
Our Panelist will be:
Sarah Berga, MD Director of Women’s Health Program Development for Kaleida Health. Prof. &Chair of OBGYN at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB
Fred Archer, III, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Niagara Street Pediatrics
Jaquann Newton, a mother sharing her experience of giving birth during the COVID19 pandemic

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March General Body Meeting
2021-03-08 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | NY
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Mar 8, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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COVID-19: Behavioral & Emotional health
2021-02-18 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | NY
A Three-part Community Health series is designed with panelists representing medical professionals, and community advocates. This session focuses on the COVID-19 Virus and Behavioral & Emotional Health
Reverend James Lewis will be hosting
Our Panelist will be:
Dr. Kenyani Davis, Chief Medical Officer, Community Health Center of Buffalo
Dr. Yogesh Bakhai, Chief of Service of Psychiatry at ECMC
Michelle Wnek, MS, CASAC, Outreach Coordinator at WNY Independent Living
Kelly Wofford, Executive Director of Front Seat Life LLC

Register Here:
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Buffalo NAACP February General Meeting
2021-02-08 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | NY
Hi there,
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Feb 8, 2021, 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Buffalo NAACP Health Committee: COVID-19 Vaccine and the Community
2021-01-21 18:30 - 19:45 UTC | NY
A Three-part Community Health series is designed with panelists representing medical professionals, and community advocates. Each session will have panelists address specific topics, followed by questions and answers from the community. Each session focuses on the COVID-19 Vaccine.

1) Lorraine Braithwaite-Harte NAACP N.Y.S. Conference Health Chair, 1st Vice President Brooklyn NAACP Brooklyn
2) Dr. George Matthews, Kaleida Health, Buffalo General Medical Center, Chief of Service, and Cardiologist
3) Dr. Camille A. Jones, MD, MPH, Internal Medicine, Cincinnati Ohio
4) LaVonne Ansari, Ph.D. CEO/ Executive Director of Community Health Center of Buffalo

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January 2021 Meeting
2021-01-11 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | NY
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Jan 11, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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December Meeting
2020-12-14 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | NY
We will be talking about the latest updates from the Buffalo NAACP to the general body.
We will also be swearing in the executive committee for the new year.
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Election 2020
2020-11-09 17:00 - 22:00 UTC | NY
Only current NAACP members are allowed to vote.
Register in advance for the election at:
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October General Body Meeting
2020-10-12 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | NY
Come learn about the initiatives of the Buffalo NAACP Branch. Learn about how you can get involved and help advance the fight against injustice.
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September General Body Meeting
2020-09-21 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | NY
Come and learn about the initiatives of the Buffalo NAACP Branch. Learn about ways that you can help and contribute.
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Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Small Business Federal, NY and Local Certification Webinar
2020-09-01 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | NY
Learn to grow your business through federal, state, and local minority-owned business certifications. SCORE Buffalo Niagara and the NAACP Buffalo Branch presents a webinar on SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program, New York State’s Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) certification and the Erie County/City of Buffalo Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise certifications.
When: Thursday, September 1, 2020, 10:00 AM to 11:30
Where: At your computer/digital device
How: Via Zoom video Conference (Link will be notified prior to the event)
Join Us for this valuable online Webinar featuring:

Jennifer Talarico, Business Opportunity Specialist, SBA Buffalo District Office
Janique S. Curry, Principal/CEO, J. S. Curry & Associates LLC
Arba Cooper, Certified Mentor and former Chair SCORE Buffalo Niagara

(Note: If you attended the recent Women-owned Business webinar, we encourage you to attend this session, as you will learn additional valuable information)

Race, Family, and Identity
2020-08-19 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Join us for a virtual conversation with Buffalo-native author and diversity consultant E. Dolores Johnson for a discussion of her memoir, Say I’m Dead: A Family Memoir of Race, Secrets, and Love.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hosted by Claudine Ewing of WGRZ- Channel 2
United Way of Buffalo & Erie County’s Leadership Society, in partnership with Buffalo State College, Cradle Beach, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Buffalo Alumnae Chapter, and the NAACP, invites you to a compelling conversation on race and identity with famed author and Harvard-educated business executive E. Dolores Johnson. The daughter of an interracial couple, Johnson will discuss her parents’ secret marriage in Buffalo in the 1940s, the search for her own identity and what it means to grow up black in America.
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
Say I’m Dead is the true story of family secrets, separation,

courage, and trans-formation through five generations of interracial relationships. Fearful of prison time—or lynching—for violating Indiana’s antimiscegenation laws in the 1940s, E. Dolores Johnson’s black father and white mother fled Indianapolis to secretly marry in Buffalo, New York.
When Johnson was born, social norms and her government-issued birth certificate said she was Negro, nullifying her mother’s white blood in her identity. Later, as a Harvard-educated business executive feeling too far from her black roots, she searched her father’s black genealogy. But in the process, Johnson suddenly realized that her mother’s whole white family was—and always had been—missing. When she began to pry, her mother’s 36-year-old secret spilled out. Her mother had simply vanished from Indiana, evading an FBI and police search that had ended with the conclusion that she had been the victim of foul play.
Praise for Say I’m Dead:
“With unflinching honesty, E. Dolores Johnson shares an enthralling story of identity, independence, family and love. This timely and beautifully written memoir ends on a complicated yet hopeful note, something we need in this time of racial strife.” – De’Shawn Winslow, author of In West Mills
If you would like to read Say I’m Dead before the event, you can purchase the book here
: https://www.amazon.com/Say-Im-Dead-Family-Secrets/dp/1641602740
To learn more about E. Dolores Johnson’s story, you can also visit her website: https://www.edoloresjohnson.com/

General Body Meeting
2020-08-17 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | NY
Come learn about the Buffalo NAACP Branch and how you can get involved.
When: Aug 17, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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July General Body Meeting
2020-07-21 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | NY
The General Body Meeting is where the branch membership goes over the initiatives of the Buffalo NAACP.

There's A Lot Going On
2020-06-16 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | NY
From COVID-19 to heightened racial tensions, you may be feeling a range of emotions right now: tired, exhausted, angry, sad, overwhelmed. You are not alone. In times like these, it’s important to have a safe space where you can talk honestly about how you’re feeling without judgment. YAAC invites you to come to express your emotions and discuss how we as a community can support each other.
Finding a balance between staying informed on breaking news and protecting your mental health.
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NAACP 100 Year Anniversary Banquet
2015-06-15 19:00 - 23:00 UTC | Buffalo Convention Center, 153 Franklin St, Buffalo, NY, United States
Come celebrate the 100 year Anniversary of the Buffalo Chapter of the NAACP
